Main Entry:: wart
Pronunciation:: \ˈwȯrt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English wearte; akin to Old High German warza wart, Old Church Slavic vrědŭ injury
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: a horny projection on the skin usually of the extremities produced by proliferation of the skin papillae and caused by any of numerous human papillomaviruses —called also verruca vulgaris b: any of numerous similar skin lesions not caused by viruses2: an excrescence or protuberance resembling a true wart ; especially : a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on a plant3 a: one that suggests a wart especially in smallness, unpleasantness, or unattractiveness b: defect , imperfection —often used in the phrase warts and all

— wart·ed

\ˈwȯr-təd\ adjective

— wart·less

\ˈwȯrt-ləs\ adjective

— warty

\ˈwȯr-tē\ adjective

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